Karnataka Common Entrance Test

Karnataka Common Entrance Test

KCET 2025 Exam Pattern: Complete Details

Karnataka state exam for engineering, pharmacy, and agriculture admissions.

The exam authority mentions the exam pattern of KCET 2025 on the official website. Applicants appearing for the exam must follow the KCET exam pattern to prepare effectively. The KCET 2025 exam will be conducted offline and centre-based. Per the KCET 2025 exam pattern, the questions will be asked in Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics. The KCET 2025 Kannada language exam is not compulsory for all candidates. Applicants are advised to review the KCET exam pattern to understand the scheme thoroughly.

Sections Questions Duration
Physics 60 80 minutes
Chemistry 60 80 minutes
Mathematics/Biology 60 80 minutes
Kannada (in case) 50 60 minutes

KCET Exam Pattern 2025 – Marking Scheme

KEA releases the KCET marking scheme 2025 along with the pattern. For each correct response, applicants will receive one mark; incorrect replies will not result in a deduction in score. Candidates can consult the table below for further informationrmation.

Sections Marks Negative Marking
Physics 60 marks No negative marking
Chemistry 60 marks
Mathematics/Biology 60 marks
Kannada (in case) 50 marks

KCET Exam Pattern 2025 – Important Points

  • The questions about physics, chemistry, mathematics, and biology will be asked.
  • Each question in KCET 2025 will carry one mark.
  • Candidates will have eighty minutes to answer the questions.
  • Each question in the KCET 2025 exam will have four options, of which only one answer will be correct.
  • There will be No Negative marks in the KCET 2025 exam.
  • No marks will be given for multiple answers to a question.
  • Mode of the KCET exam – Offline.
  • Candidates from Horanadu and Gadinadu Kannadiga will take the Kannada Language Test.

KCET Exam Pattern 2025 - OMR Answer Sheet Instructions

Candidates should carefully mark the response in the KCET 2025 OMR sheet. KEA will host the Optical Mark Reader (OMR) sheet on its website. KCET OMR sheet 2025 will be divided into the top and bottom portions. The top portion will furnish the candidate's details, such as name, CET number, version code, and serial number, of the questionnaire. Candidates will mark their responses, the invigilators and their signatures, and their left-hand thumb impression in the bottom section. See the guidelines for the KCET OMR sheet below.

  • Download the KCET OMR sheet from the website and practice using blue or black ink ballpoint.
  • It will help improve writing accuracy and shading particulars such as Names, KCET 2025 application Numbers, question booklet version codes, etc.
  • The OMR sheet will have two sheets in the upper sheet for marking correct answers and later scanning & evaluation. The lower sheet is coated with a special kind of chemical that acts as Carbon paper and will be returned to the candidates after each session of the KCET exam 2025.